Thats a fantastic loss - the website says that people on average loose 12-14lb a month so you are bang on!!! I've found that if I compare myself to others losses I always ended up disappointed and as a result got myself into the mind set of why bother I may as well just eat. Now I am trying hard to focus just on what I am loosing and to be honest, if I can manage 12lb a month I will be well chuffed!
Kudos to others on here who manage to loose more in a week than I am aiming for in a month, but it is me that is important in this process for me, and not what anyone else is achieving (if you see what I mean!).
No matter how you look at it though, it is a fabulous loss!

Thats a fantastic loss - the website says that people on average loose 12-14lb a month so you are bang on!!! I've found that if I compare myself to others losses I always ended up disappointed and as a result got myself into the mind set of why bother I may as well just eat. Now I am trying hard to focus just on what I am loosing and to be honest, if I can manage 12lb a month I will be well chuffed!
Kudos to others on here who manage to loose more in a week than I am aiming for in a month, but it is me that is important in this process for me, and not what anyone else is achieving (if you see what I mean!).
No matter how you look at it though, it is a fabulous loss!

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Hey you are doing just fine! Working out what suits us as individuals is very important and you are doing that.

I would be OVERJOYED to lose 12lb per month at this stage of the game!

Good luck x

Losing the weight is winning the battle. Keeping it off is winning the war.

thats everyone, I need to keep going but feel myself thinking what am I doing this for (which i am sure you have all felt). Another question, I am having a problem going to the loo if you know what i mean is there anything I can take to help things along...

Psyllium husks help for the loo thing. More water as well.
I have done VLCD twice and lost 2-3 lbs in WEEK ONE. Don't be disheartened - I then went on to lose 4 stone in a fairly decent time - maybe a few weeks later than others but I still did it. You may well lose a lot more next week. You also HAVE to remember that some of these people losing 10lbs etc (I never ever lost more than 7lbs and that was just once) are a lot bigger in the first place, or men, or at a different TOTM or a variety of other reasons. I know that you don't want to carry on at the mo but when you add up all the 3lbs (and more, and less some weeks) in a couple of months time then it will be 2 stone - fabulous. Oh, and if you did Weight Watchers, 3lbs would be a HUGE loss in one week.

Long time Miniminer - been on here more times than you can shake a stick at! Lost 4 stone 2006 and been putting up to 3 stone of it back on and losing it since! THIS TIME'S THE LAST TIME.

I'm a lot bigger than you and have lost 4lb in my second week, I think that's a really reasonable amount. Perhaps it's worth thinking about your expectations, the disappointment is maybe tied into placing them too high. If you stuck at exante for another 12 weeks, losing 3lb a week that would be a loss of over 3 stone, which is amazing.

MY BODY IS MY FOOD SOURCE, BURNING THE FUEL I'VE ACCUMULATED WILL KEEP THE FIRE STOKED FOR MANY MONTHS.

You can see my losses in my signature. I think I lost 1lb in my second week!!! I ended up having to eat to re-boot my metabolism. I think I then lost 6lbs the week after! Keep going. If you are 100% it WILL come off

Lost 4 stone in 4 months on Exante in 2010/11 following the birth of my son. Successfully maintained until I got pregnant again in Jan 2012. Had my daughter in Sept 2012 and have 3.5 stone to lose... here we go again!

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